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. >> so is this a big test for morsi to prove not only that they are a partner to the united states, but an ally moving forward? >> well, they have been a treaty ally since '79. there's roughly $2 billion in aid given to egypt every year. $2 billion isn't quite what it used to be. so if this is the one piece of leverage that we have over egypt, that's not going to work. what we -- >> even in an economy that's totally failing and upside down for egypt, it's -- $2 billion is not an incentive to want to play nice? >> i don't think that it is the only factor that will get mohamed morsi to be an honest broker in the region. i think it's much -- it would be a much better bet to appeal to his sense of wanting to be a statesman. wanting to be a responsible actor, wanting to be -- to live up to the stature of everything that egypt can be in the community of nations. i think threatening mohamed morsi in that way of all the things that are going to motivate him, i'm not sure threats like that, that we are going to take away $2 billion which again, i would say yes, it's a difficult economy. but
. >> so is this a big test for morsi to prove not only that they are a partner to the united states, but an ally moving forward? >> well, they have been a treaty ally since '79. there's roughly $2 billion in aid given to egypt every year. $2 billion isn't quite what it used to be. so if this is the one piece of leverage that we have over egypt, that's not going to work. what we -- >> even in an economy that's totally failing and upside down for egypt, it's -- $2 billion is not...
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. >>> egyptian president mohamed morsi is seen as a critical player. he met yesterday with u.n. secretary ban ki-moon. turkey's prime minister complicated matters when he reefr referred to israel as a terrorist state after attending talks in egypt. president obama spoke by phone yesterday to both morsi and netanyahu during his trip to southeast asia. in gaza hamas is calling for israel to stop killing its leaders and end a six-year blockade. meanwhile, new explosions continued through palestinian territory. they say they targeted the national islamic bank which they accuse hamas of using to pay its employees. an nbc analysis found israel has killed nearly 40 hamas militants over the last week, often using high precision drone strikes but the civilian toll has been high as well. thousands of people turned out for the funerals of four young children killed in an israeli air strike. meanwhile, israel's so-called iron dome missile defense has helped keep most missiles out of heavily populated areas. still some have made it through, like this rocket that hit a school. joining us now,
. >>> egyptian president mohamed morsi is seen as a critical player. he met yesterday with u.n. secretary ban ki-moon. turkey's prime minister complicated matters when he reefr referred to israel as a terrorist state after attending talks in egypt. president obama spoke by phone yesterday to both morsi and netanyahu during his trip to southeast asia. in gaza hamas is calling for israel to stop killing its leaders and end a six-year blockade. meanwhile, new explosions continued through...
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maybe you have met morsi? >> several times. >> to me, this is not my point, other people have made it. there's a lot of putenesque qualities. putin is running the show and proven remarkably inept and i wonder if there are differences to understand. >> there's something i like about your question. we are talking about morsi, not the muse limb brotherhood. lots of people look at what morsi has done add say this proves islam is incompatible. morsi is acting the way egyptian presidents have acted for 60 years. there's something clearly about the institution of the presidency that, you know, endows those who occupy it with a feeling of they should be running the show. >> here is the difference now. while these kinds of decisions could be made by mubarak and any decent against him could be brutally suppressed by the military and state regime, this time, what you are seeing is precisely what we want to see, a flowering of a public discussion, sometimes violent, oftentimes not in which these important issues about the
maybe you have met morsi? >> several times. >> to me, this is not my point, other people have made it. there's a lot of putenesque qualities. putin is running the show and proven remarkably inept and i wonder if there are differences to understand. >> there's something i like about your question. we are talking about morsi, not the muse limb brotherhood. lots of people look at what morsi has done add say this proves islam is incompatible. morsi is acting the way egyptian...
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. >>> overseas, egyptian president mohamed morsi is expected to call for unity while addressing his nation today. tension still very high after he issued an edict that will give him sweeping power above the reach of judicial review until a new constitution is adopted. they're rushing to finish a new draft of the constitution that could see a vote as early as today. but with protesters continuing to clash with riot police, a rushed constitution by the islamist dominated assembly may make matters worse. >>> well now to business. according to the latest report from the federal reserve, the u.s. economy grew at a "measured pa pace" over the past two months with rises in hiring and consumer spending. let's go live to london. steve, what's the latest? >>> yeah, there is a lot of interesting stories in the mix at the moment. the big story is still and will remain the fiscal cliff. every time a policymaker on capitol hill or in the white house makes a speech about this or a station to the media, the markets move very aggressively. yes, there is a case in point where boehner and obama said there wa
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>> i think there's a misconception of morsi's role. i don't think morsi sees himself as the police man that will control hamas. he sees himself as a mediator, as a negotiator, and he would love to be the one that would eventually broker a peace deal. he doesn't want to control hamas militarily. he would like to negotiate with israel, and with them, and be included in any u.s. bilateral negotiation eventually. but he will not be the policeman. i mean, we need to forget the idea that we will control hamas militarily. >> but, if hamas gets out of control, doesn't it have detrimental effect on egypt? isn't it in his interest to ensure the security of hamas, and keep things quiet and calm in, you know, the gaza strip and elsewhere? >> i think he needs to keep quiet and calm in his own country, in his -- at home. he has -- he's trying to put himself above the law and he's trying to ensure more power saying to the people trust me, i am the revolution, i am the guy that, you know, gets rid of mubarak and he's becoming a second mubarak. so it w
>> i think there's a misconception of morsi's role. i don't think morsi sees himself as the police man that will control hamas. he sees himself as a mediator, as a negotiator, and he would love to be the one that would eventually broker a peace deal. he doesn't want to control hamas militarily. he would like to negotiate with israel, and with them, and be included in any u.s. bilateral negotiation eventually. but he will not be the policeman. i mean, we need to forget the idea that we...
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news, mass protests are expected today once again in egypt with opponents and supporters of president morsi on a violent collision course through the streets of cairo, this as a front page story in the new york times details how morsi ice supporters captured, detained and beat dozens of political opponents last week outside the presidential palace raising more questions about the president's afternoon. that has been watched as it's unfolded. he joins us lierchlt good morning, eamon. >> reporter: good morning, bill. now, a similar protest that took place last week left at least eight people dead as rival members of the two protests clached outside the presidential palace and there are growing fears it could happen again today. what happened is the liberal front. they're yorlg nicing a protest to reject the constitution, to reject plans by him. they' they're marching on to the presidential palace today. at the same time the supporters, they're going to be holding their rallies, and there's always tension when the two of them are on the streets aet the same time because this country is as pola
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we'll see how morsi chooses. there may be a moment of truth where he has to decide between hamas or with the truce. we don't know how he'll do that or which way he'll go, but so far it's pretty amazing to see this man who was not even a muslim brotherhood's main candidate for president. he was the backup plan now receiving the praises of everyone yesterday from hamas to benjamin netanyahu, clinton, president obama, everyone had good things to say about morsi who is emerging as a pragmatic guy and politician but as a regional star. hillary clinton spent hours with morsi and his foreign minister talking about stopping the hostilities and negotiating everything else later. this time with morsi as the mediator, today in "the new york times" you can actually see the turnaround in president obama's thinking about morsi. it started out to be mistrustful of him but warming up to him the more he worked with the guy and frankly the more he needed him. so now you've got talk of morsi has being this missing piece, that kind
we'll see how morsi chooses. there may be a moment of truth where he has to decide between hamas or with the truce. we don't know how he'll do that or which way he'll go, but so far it's pretty amazing to see this man who was not even a muslim brotherhood's main candidate for president. he was the backup plan now receiving the praises of everyone yesterday from hamas to benjamin netanyahu, clinton, president obama, everyone had good things to say about morsi who is emerging as a pragmatic guy...
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morsi assumed near absolute powers. the opposition is vowing more protests later today. >>> so this morning two australian radio hosts are apologizing for a prank call that is getting world wild attention. it's a head scratcher. the hospital where britain's duchess kate is being treated for acute morning sickness is where this all happened. nbc's annabelle roberts is live with the latest on this including her latest visitors. >> reporter: the latest on the condition, let's start with that. she's resting and feeiling better. she'll remain in the hospital for a little longer. her husband william has been add her bedside every day, pippa went last night and also her mother carol. this is what got everyone talking is that phone call. two australian radio deejays posed as the queen and prince charles and rang the hospital which is one of the most exclusive hospitals in the country. they were put through to the nurse who allegedly gave them an update on kate's condition. have a listen. >> hello, good morning. >> hello there.
morsi assumed near absolute powers. the opposition is vowing more protests later today. >>> so this morning two australian radio hosts are apologizing for a prank call that is getting world wild attention. it's a head scratcher. the hospital where britain's duchess kate is being treated for acute morning sickness is where this all happened. nbc's annabelle roberts is live with the latest on this including her latest visitors. >> reporter: the latest on the condition, let's start...
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egypt's current president mohamed morsi does not. he is a member of the muslim brotherho brotherhood. so the head of hamas was allowed to travel to the gaza strip. that's one example of the titanic shift in politics in this part of the world going on right now. here is another. this is cairo. not during the revolution that brought morsi to power, but now, this is cairo right now. tens of thousands of protesters have been out there for about two weeks in the famed tahrir square and near the presidential palace. they're very upset that their newly elected democratic president morsi is doing things that they not so democratic. he is trying to make it so his decisions are not subject to judicial review. at least six civilians have been killed and hundreds injured in the violence. president obama called his egyptian counterpart yesterday to express concern about the situation that seems to be spinning out of control. he urged president morsi to meet with and negotiate with the opposition. >>> and then there is syria, where nbc news report
egypt's current president mohamed morsi does not. he is a member of the muslim brotherho brotherhood. so the head of hamas was allowed to travel to the gaza strip. that's one example of the titanic shift in politics in this part of the world going on right now. here is another. this is cairo. not during the revolution that brought morsi to power, but now, this is cairo right now. tens of thousands of protesters have been out there for about two weeks in the famed tahrir square and near the...
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now, the anger stems from the decree that president morsi issued. that degree gave him the ability to legislate powers without any type of judicial review. the president says you have to take those measures because egypt's judiciary is full of remnants of the old regime and pro-mubarak-appointed judges. that's why according to him there's a slow transition to democracy. the other opponents of this decree are saying that president morsi is doing nothing than simply grabbing more power and reverting the country to dictatorship. human rights organizations have expressed great concern. there was, however, some indication the situation can be resolved politically. late last night president morsi met with the country's top judges, and they agreed to narrowly define the scope of how he uses this decree. but on the streets today, millions are expected, at least tens of thousands are expected to show up in tahrir square, a protest has been canceled to avoid any possible clashes. lynn? >> ayman live for us in cairo, thank you so much. >>> well, back here at h
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government and egyptian president morsi. it is less than 24 hours old. there is deep mistrust. civilians on both sides hoping the agreement will bring a permanent end to the deadly air strikes and rocket fire. in gaza with the i have latest, eamon, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. for the first time in nine days the people of gaza were able to go about their business as usual in a place that usually is not very normal. so, for the first time they were able to wake up today after cease-fire declared last evening and shops and stores reopened people going back to their homes. throughout this conflict 9,000 or so palestinians were displaced from their homes. they took up shelters in u.n. schools. today for the first time able to go back, survey damage in some of the areas and try to get their lives back to normal. in gaza city, tens of thousands of supporters of hamas and other palestinian factions that have been fighting over the past nine days came out to the streets in what is described as a victory rally. the leaders of hamas came out thanked the palestinian people for
government and egyptian president morsi. it is less than 24 hours old. there is deep mistrust. civilians on both sides hoping the agreement will bring a permanent end to the deadly air strikes and rocket fire. in gaza with the i have latest, eamon, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. for the first time in nine days the people of gaza were able to go about their business as usual in a place that usually is not very normal. so, for the first time they were able to wake up today after...
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as long as morsi knows his own country's interests, i think he's okay. and that would be tough for iran to pull off. they're of course shia. he's in a sunni majority country. egypt is seen as the center of the arab world where as iran is the separate persian civilizati civilization. i'm not too worried if he's avoiding having a bad relationship with iran. >> now, morsi has enjoyed an education in this country, studying in engineering. he's tasted the fruits of democracy. how much do you think he's committed to democratic inclusion in a country like egypt, which has frankly been a dictat dictatorship for almost 40 years? >> if there's going to be a dictatorship in the future, i think it's more likely to be a military dictatorshidictatorshi. in order, the generals have so much power still that if morsi makes big mistakes or pushes his luck, i think he's as likely to see the kind of reaction we've seen in turkey and pakistan over the decades, where there was essentially a military coup against a leader who went too far. i'm not saying i want that, but i do
as long as morsi knows his own country's interests, i think he's okay. and that would be tough for iran to pull off. they're of course shia. he's in a sunni majority country. egypt is seen as the center of the arab world where as iran is the separate persian civilizati civilization. i'm not too worried if he's avoiding having a bad relationship with iran. >> now, morsi has enjoyed an education in this country, studying in engineering. he's tasted the fruits of democracy. how much do you...
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they show 52% of those votes went to mohammed morsi. that would be radical change for this country, the first time the muslim brotherhood has ever held power in egypt, the biggest country in the arab world. they want to impose islamic law. it is openly hostile to israel, no friend to the united states, although it has been trying to appeal to u.s. lawmakers and the white house with different delegations. that's on the muslim brotherhood front. the military here is clearly nervous about a muslim brotherhood victory. that's why in the late hours last night, just as it seemed that the muslim brotherhood was poised to win, the military issued this surprise statement, curtailing the powers dramatically of the new president, saying that the president wouldn't have the power to declare war on any other country, and wouldn't have the power to make key changes in the military. so the military is trying to protect itself against any kind of purge. so a power struggle has now been set between mohammed morsi who will want to assert its authority an
they show 52% of those votes went to mohammed morsi. that would be radical change for this country, the first time the muslim brotherhood has ever held power in egypt, the biggest country in the arab world. they want to impose islamic law. it is openly hostile to israel, no friend to the united states, although it has been trying to appeal to u.s. lawmakers and the white house with different delegations. that's on the muslim brotherhood front. the military here is clearly nervous about a muslim...
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president morsi says he's committed to the international obligations but he's also using his leverage to perhaps rein in hamas. it's not necessarily that hamas feels empowered but now perhaps egypt's president is saying to hamas you also have a responsibility to govern, you can't just fire these rockets indiscriminately and trigger this type of backlash. this isn't only a crossroads for israel and gaza, it has a tremendous amount of implications for egypt and u.s. foreign policy vis-a-vis the new emerging realities of the arab world. >> i want to open this up to our panel in new york. something that has been going on that i don't think has got an ton of coverage, is how the israeli defense ministry is using twitter to sort of talk about what they are doing. max fisher writing in "the washington post" -- skeptics particularly in the arab countries surrounding israel have seemed to consider the tweets posts overly triumphant or insensitive. the less pressure he feels from anti-israeli activists a s musl brother hood factions the better israel is likely to be served. we have tweets focus
president morsi says he's committed to the international obligations but he's also using his leverage to perhaps rein in hamas. it's not necessarily that hamas feels empowered but now perhaps egypt's president is saying to hamas you also have a responsibility to govern, you can't just fire these rockets indiscriminately and trigger this type of backlash. this isn't only a crossroads for israel and gaza, it has a tremendous amount of implications for egypt and u.s. foreign policy vis-a-vis the...
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morsi was due to come here this month. he's not coming. it's just as well. if, in fact, he comes in january, i'm not even persuaded that visit shouldn't be held or conditioned on the reality of trends within egyptian society on morsi's part that are much more democratic. you have an exclusivist, authoritarian, islamist party essentially hijacking what was left of egyptian military. the military, on the other hand, it's no way to build a democratic policy. i'm afraid this is, in fact, the wave of the future. >> how is the islamist government in egypt, how is this government different from the islamist government in, say, turkey? >> totally different. the turkish model is a model that was built actually in 1920 as a secular model. they resented the islamists. they forbid them from wearing veils on national television or institutions. they forbade them that. it represented a model where islam can be a political islam. you can be in the government, but -- he advised morsi, actually, and his brotherhood. he told them, when you are on television, shave your beards
morsi was due to come here this month. he's not coming. it's just as well. if, in fact, he comes in january, i'm not even persuaded that visit shouldn't be held or conditioned on the reality of trends within egyptian society on morsi's part that are much more democratic. you have an exclusivist, authoritarian, islamist party essentially hijacking what was left of egyptian military. the military, on the other hand, it's no way to build a democratic policy. i'm afraid this is, in fact, the wave...
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with tensions mounting yesterday, morsi appeared to soften his controversial attempt to award himself near absolute power above the reach of the law. in a vaguely worded statement, morsi spokesman backtracked slightly saying that only acts of sovereignty would be immune from oversight. >>> well, u.s. consumers went big this weekend for small business saturday. millions of holiday shoppers spent a total of $5.5 billion during the third annual local business shopping event. mika spent half of that in the south of france. and that's not even counted in that tally. for more on the holiday shopping season and the impact on the economy, let's go right now to cnbc's steve sedwood live in london with us. steve, what's it looking like over there? >> it's looking pretty good. i haven't even started my holiday season shopping. i'll leave that right till the last moment. what is really fascinating is every single survey i've been reading about the whole thanksgiving holiday weekend has been positive about spending in the u.s. why is it so important? it's important because 70% of the u.s. economy
with tensions mounting yesterday, morsi appeared to soften his controversial attempt to award himself near absolute power above the reach of the law. in a vaguely worded statement, morsi spokesman backtracked slightly saying that only acts of sovereignty would be immune from oversight. >>> well, u.s. consumers went big this weekend for small business saturday. millions of holiday shoppers spent a total of $5.5 billion during the third annual local business shopping event. mika spent...
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the announcement of mohamed morsi's victory was met by widespread celebration in tahrir square. he was trained by an engineer in the united states and becomes the arab world's first islamist head of state. he took in 52% of the vote against egypt's former prime minister. the transition still faces hurdles, including long-standing tensions between the brotherhood and the nation's secular rumors. the army seized new control over the legislation and sharply limited the reach of presidential power. nbc's reporter is in cairo. good morning to you, sir. the first question is how much is this really significant considering there is still very much a standoff between the muslim brotherhood and the military about how much actual power this democratic government can have? >> reporter: yeah, good morning, luke. in fact, there is no doubt there will be a lot of questions in the coming day as to how much power this incoming president has, but you're talking about the importance of it. on one level, it is extremely important. for the first time in generations, in decades here in egypt, egypti
the announcement of mohamed morsi's victory was met by widespread celebration in tahrir square. he was trained by an engineer in the united states and becomes the arab world's first islamist head of state. he took in 52% of the vote against egypt's former prime minister. the transition still faces hurdles, including long-standing tensions between the brotherhood and the nation's secular rumors. the army seized new control over the legislation and sharply limited the reach of presidential power....
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mohammed morsi has a lot of political pressures coming at him from all sides. he has his constituents, secularists and military. this important relationship also with the united states. so he's in this delicate balance, you know, trying to please everyone. but i think that obama's comment was a reminder to him that without american support, whether to the military or to the actual democratic institutions that we're hoping to try to build there, that he doesn't really have a chance. and it worked. i thought it really did work. >> but i think there's a big difference. i don't think it's fair to say whether it's to the military or to the democratic institutions. i think there's a huge impact when you see 1.3, actually the latest report is $1.5 billion going directly to the military where the elected government that we claim to support, we claim we want democracy, but there is an elected government. they have no control over that money. and all they get is 1/4 of a billion dollars. that says something about our priorities. >> it says our priorities are to israel. >
mohammed morsi has a lot of political pressures coming at him from all sides. he has his constituents, secularists and military. this important relationship also with the united states. so he's in this delicate balance, you know, trying to please everyone. but i think that obama's comment was a reminder to him that without american support, whether to the military or to the actual democratic institutions that we're hoping to try to build there, that he doesn't really have a chance. and it...
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was so happy about, namely morsi's help in brokering a cease-fire in the gaza war, morsi working with hamas even as the u.s. worked with israel to make that cease-fire work that i think we were led further down this road of embracing morsi as somebody who could be helpful as a symbol of the revolution that's not contrary to u.s. interests. and we forgot about the basic question of internal politics, which is are egyptians comfortable with this man seizing more and more power? and it turned out they weren't. and by thousands, they turned out on the streets to protest. and we're now in this awkward position of having seen by many egyptians to support this man who made assertions, the powers of somebody like their previous leader, hosni mubarak, as a dictator. >> so david, the question is -- and answer your own question -- how did washington become the best friend of the muslim brotherhood in egypt? >> i think the obama administration, from the beginning, joe, has been making what i call a cosmic bet that islamists, people in parties like the muslim brotherhood, if they experience govern
was so happy about, namely morsi's help in brokering a cease-fire in the gaza war, morsi working with hamas even as the u.s. worked with israel to make that cease-fire work that i think we were led further down this road of embracing morsi as somebody who could be helpful as a symbol of the revolution that's not contrary to u.s. interests. and we forgot about the basic question of internal politics, which is are egyptians comfortable with this man seizing more and more power? and it turned out...
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morsi quickly declared victory, promising to reach out to all egyptians. but he faces a battle for power with the military, which will not give up without a fight. the ruling military council made a preemptive strike, eliminating the new president's powers to declare war, control the army, or replace its leaders. the reaction was this. >> people love mohammed morsi. >> a crowd of supporters in tahrir square. a movement began offering thanks in prayer, and opposing the military decree. this celebration has been a long time coming. for decades, the muslim brotherhood was banned in this country, its leaders arrested. but now the muslim brotherhood appears to have won egypt's presidentsy. it is a nightmare for this country's second lair military, an experiment in political islam that could now spread from here in tahrir square across the middle east. a prospect that frightens a tour operator passing through the square. >> for me, today, egypt has sent a bad message for all the world that we go back 100 years, 200 years. >> reporter: many other egyptians are eq
morsi quickly declared victory, promising to reach out to all egyptians. but he faces a battle for power with the military, which will not give up without a fight. the ruling military council made a preemptive strike, eliminating the new president's powers to declare war, control the army, or replace its leaders. the reaction was this. >> people love mohammed morsi. >> a crowd of supporters in tahrir square. a movement began offering thanks in prayer, and opposing the military...
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but i think that it's remarkable, alex, really, to see the kind of praise that president morsi is receiving. even in those defiant speeches that ayman was referring to, hamas leaders, islamic jihad leaders, benjamin netanyahu's comments last night, secretary clinton's comments last night, president obama's praise, everybody has good things to say about morsi, who has now emerged not only as a can-do politician, but a power broker in the region. for instance, when the truce deal needed to be closed and clinton came to cairo, she spent hours with morsi and with his foreign minister, mohammed kamul, finding the compromise that israel and hamas could live with. mainly stop the hostilities today and negotiate the other demands later. alex? >> jim, thank you very much for that live report from cairo with the latest on the brokering of the truce. joining me now, former u.s. ambassador to the u.n. for special affairs, stewart is a special assistant to the president and is currently president and ceo of the nonpartisan meridian international center in washington. welcome, stewart, thank you for bein
but i think that it's remarkable, alex, really, to see the kind of praise that president morsi is receiving. even in those defiant speeches that ayman was referring to, hamas leaders, islamic jihad leaders, benjamin netanyahu's comments last night, secretary clinton's comments last night, president obama's praise, everybody has good things to say about morsi, who has now emerged not only as a can-do politician, but a power broker in the region. for instance, when the truce deal needed to be...
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it follows a night of fierce street battles between protesters and supporters of president morsi that left several dead and hundreds injured. the turmoil erupted after president morsi granted himself a decrease granting himself absolute power. hillary clinton hillary clinton is holding surprise talks from russia's prime minister, amid reports president bashar al assad is considering using chemical weapons against his own people. >> afghan president hamid karzai sharply criticizes the united states in an interview with nbc news. he partly blames the u.s. for the instability in his country. >> part of the insecurity comes from the structures that nato and america created in afghanistan. the private security firms, the contractors that they promoted at the cost of afghan people and the way they behaved with the afghan people and the anger that has caused in the afghan people and the resulting insecurity. >> so would you say you believe that some of these would be intentional insecurity brought by nato and the united states? >> it is a very strong perception that some of that insecurity i
it follows a night of fierce street battles between protesters and supporters of president morsi that left several dead and hundreds injured. the turmoil erupted after president morsi granted himself a decrease granting himself absolute power. hillary clinton hillary clinton is holding surprise talks from russia's prime minister, amid reports president bashar al assad is considering using chemical weapons against his own people. >> afghan president hamid karzai sharply criticizes the...
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morsi wants to be as a statesman in the region, but he hasn't faced these crises before. >> thank you very much. we'll talk with you in the next few days on this especially. we have breaking news. moments ago eric holder announced a historic fine against bp for its role in the largest oil spill in our nation's history. bp will pay $4.5 billion for the deadly disaster in the gulf of mexico. the company will also plead guilty to a dozen felony charges including misconduct for the death of the 11 men who died in that explosion that triggered the oil spill. two employees also face manslaughter charges, and just moments ago, attorney general holder says this case is far from over. >> i want to be really absolutely clear that today's resolution does not, does not mark the end of our efforts. in fact, our credit investigation remains ongoing, and we will continue to follow all credible leads and pursue any charges that are warranted. >> holder says much of the money bp has agreed to pay will be used to restore the environment in the gulf. we'll be right back with a tense exchange that just t
morsi wants to be as a statesman in the region, but he hasn't faced these crises before. >> thank you very much. we'll talk with you in the next few days on this especially. we have breaking news. moments ago eric holder announced a historic fine against bp for its role in the largest oil spill in our nation's history. bp will pay $4.5 billion for the deadly disaster in the gulf of mexico. the company will also plead guilty to a dozen felony charges including misconduct for the death of...
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andrea, this is because president morsi has seized power, a day after brokering a cease-fire between israel and hamas, he is now consolidating power. how worry side the administration about it? >> very worried, but they are very, very cautious because he is their new point of leverage really with hamas. he is the future, they thought, of trying to negotiate something and revive the israeli-palestinian talks. and now suddenly he seizes power. he was looking for this opportunity. he is threatened by the judiciary and the other mubarak forces who have, he believes, stopped the constitutional process and stymied that. but for him to do this now, at his point of greatest authority, puts the administration in a bind. and it's unclear how this is going to resolve. >> david brooks, there's a larger strategic question. there's egypt, gaza, syria, iran. there's a president's second term that's got to be dominated by this region. >> i think so. it's the middle east, so there's good news and bad news. the good news is that the obama administration did an excellent job of supporting israel all th
andrea, this is because president morsi has seized power, a day after brokering a cease-fire between israel and hamas, he is now consolidating power. how worry side the administration about it? >> very worried, but they are very, very cautious because he is their new point of leverage really with hamas. he is the future, they thought, of trying to negotiate something and revive the israeli-palestinian talks. and now suddenly he seizes power. he was looking for this opportunity. he is...
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opponents of president morsi are rallying for a fifth day. the crowd is expected to grow as the day goes on. but one person has already been killed. hundreds of others have been injured. >>> meanwhile, morsi supporters canceled their own rally they planned for today citing the need to defuse tension. demonstrations supporting the president could go ahead outside of the capital. >>> back at home new jersey governor chris christie has made it official, he's running for re-election. he filed papers yesterday, told reporters that he wants to stay on the job to help sandy torn new jersey through the rebuilding and recovery. it's unclear who his democratic challenger will be. some speculated mayor cory booker or state senator richard coady cody. cory booker probably would head that list and that's been the talked about speculation on that front. >>> a date set to fill the u.s. house seat left open by jesse jackson jr.'s resignation. the general election is set for march 19. running among other names mentioned contenders are jackson's wife, sandy ja
opponents of president morsi are rallying for a fifth day. the crowd is expected to grow as the day goes on. but one person has already been killed. hundreds of others have been injured. >>> meanwhile, morsi supporters canceled their own rally they planned for today citing the need to defuse tension. demonstrations supporting the president could go ahead outside of the capital. >>> back at home new jersey governor chris christie has made it official, he's running for...
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in fact, already today, morsi, the president, asked the u.s. embassy in washington to file a lawsuit in egypt's name against the director of this ridiculous movie. so he, in his heart of hearts, is against the movie, which i can understand, and is trying to play that populist card a little bit. so he doesn't want to crush these demonstrations too much. and i think that's why we haven't seen him come out, make any statements, go on television and say what happened was wrong, because i'm not sure if he thinks what happened was entirely wrong. >> if he did go out and do that, would it have an effect on those protesters, do you think? does he hold enough sway with the hearts of the people who are in those streets right now that he could affect what they do? >> reporter: he doesn't want to go out and say, what you're doing is wrong, because the people who are out on the street think they're out on the street defending with their bodies and with stones and their ability to climb over walls the reputation of the muslim prophet muhammad. and he's not g
in fact, already today, morsi, the president, asked the u.s. embassy in washington to file a lawsuit in egypt's name against the director of this ridiculous movie. so he, in his heart of hearts, is against the movie, which i can understand, and is trying to play that populist card a little bit. so he doesn't want to crush these demonstrations too much. and i think that's why we haven't seen him come out, make any statements, go on television and say what happened was wrong, because i'm not sure...
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morsi declaring himself the winner based on their tally. shafiq has not provided any evidence why he is the legitimate winner. >> we have to wait until tomorrow to find out who wins that. reporting live for us from cairo this morning, the story changing every day, thanks so much. >>> we turn to domestic politics now. mitt romney ending a five-day, six-state bus tour in his home state of michigan. decision to end the tour in michigan, a state president obama won by 17 points in 2008 underscores an aggressive strategy by the romney campaign to redraw the electoral map. in all the states on the tour president obama won each with at least a 55% of the vote. the states make up 72 electoral votes, roughly 25% of the total needed to capture the nomination. >>> but the bus tour was overshadowed partially by speculation yesterday about romney's potential choice for a vice president. yesterday morning as we told you on "morning joe" jonathan carl with abc news reported that marco rubio, who's been rumored to be on romney's short list for vice preside
morsi declaring himself the winner based on their tally. shafiq has not provided any evidence why he is the legitimate winner. >> we have to wait until tomorrow to find out who wins that. reporting live for us from cairo this morning, the story changing every day, thanks so much. >>> we turn to domestic politics now. mitt romney ending a five-day, six-state bus tour in his home state of michigan. decision to end the tour in michigan, a state president obama won by 17 points in...
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the news comes as william burns met with morsi on sunday. egypt provides $1.3 billion a year in military aid to the country. some reports that morsi and the president could meet at the white house during the week. charlie rangle might be declared the riner of the democratic primary two weeks after the polls close. they are expected to concede for a second time today after the board of elections count on the paper ballots that gave rangle a 1,000 vote edge. passing the threshold that would have triggered an automatic recount. the first openly gay member of congress is the first to enter into a same-sex marriage. he married his long time partner over the weekend in boston, massachusetts. patrick officiated and frank is retiring at the end of this term. up next, powerful political partners or conservative complications. how tea party activists and evangelical christians can swing for or against mitt romney or be a painful thorn in his side. president obama will welcome congress back to washington with tough talk on taxes. he has done it before.
the news comes as william burns met with morsi on sunday. egypt provides $1.3 billion a year in military aid to the country. some reports that morsi and the president could meet at the white house during the week. charlie rangle might be declared the riner of the democratic primary two weeks after the polls close. they are expected to concede for a second time today after the board of elections count on the paper ballots that gave rangle a 1,000 vote edge. passing the threshold that would have...
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because morsi was very cynical. the cynicism that you've seen on the part of many muslim leaders from karzai in kabul, to morsi and to other people in iran and syria speaks for itself. and we should be extremely clear that the united states is not going to accept this. >> well, your insights are valuable. many thanks for joining us. i appreciate it. >> thank you. >> this is a wrap of this hour of "weekends with alex witt." up next is chris hayes. . >> announcer: brought to you by delta. keep climbing. >>> look at your saturday travelers forecast. i'm meteorologist todd santos. we'll deal with a few light showers making their way through boston. early morning once you get past 10:00, it will start to clear up. d.c., 78 today. beautiful down in atlanta. dallas, may see a few light showers on and off throughout the day. could stretch the rest of the country coming in quiet. safe travels. ou stumble, you get back up. up isn't easy, and we ought to know. we're in the business of up. everyday delta flies a quarter of mill
because morsi was very cynical. the cynicism that you've seen on the part of many muslim leaders from karzai in kabul, to morsi and to other people in iran and syria speaks for itself. and we should be extremely clear that the united states is not going to accept this. >> well, your insights are valuable. many thanks for joining us. i appreciate it. >> thank you. >> this is a wrap of this hour of "weekends with alex witt." up next is chris hayes. . >>...
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in terms of her impact today, she's met already with president morsi. she's also wrapping up a meeting with the foreign minister and we understand at the press conference she's supposed to give has not started yet. but i can guarantee you that many people here in egypt and israel are intent on following that press conference. unlike yesterday, there have been no dramatic statements that a cease-fire will be declared at such and such a time. today it's more the reality of both sides, israel and hamas, getting bogged down in details. apparently, at least according to egyptian sources, they haven't yet been able to bridge differences. it's really unclear whether secretary clinton is carrying any specific proposals or if is she's here basically to nudge both sides into some kind of a compromise. but her presence here does give both sides the respected international i'd say political heavyweight to talk to, which certainly can't hurt. according to egyptian sources again, the main sticking point as we understand it seems to be over hamas' key demand, and it's
in terms of her impact today, she's met already with president morsi. she's also wrapping up a meeting with the foreign minister and we understand at the press conference she's supposed to give has not started yet. but i can guarantee you that many people here in egypt and israel are intent on following that press conference. unlike yesterday, there have been no dramatic statements that a cease-fire will be declared at such and such a time. today it's more the reality of both sides, israel and...
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this is what morsi told cbs news this morning. take a listen. >> translator: it was warm, it was not hot. >> what's the difference in warm and hot? >> translator: it's the same difference between friendship and being an enemy. we are not enemies of course. >> but you are friends. >> translator: for sure. we are friends. >> allies? >> translator: the u.s. president said otherwise. >> so jen morsi finishing up his statements concerning whether or not egypt is considered an ally or a foe at this point. egypt has always been an ally of this country, a very important ally of this country. has the president sent mixed signals to our allies? >> no, i absolutely do not think he has. as you know, spoke with president morsi just in the last ten days. he spoke with president netanyahu in the last two week. they had more than an hour long conversation. he has ongoing dialogue with these leaders as do secretary of state hillary clinton as does many people from his foreign policy team. and he's committed to making sure we're doing everything we
this is what morsi told cbs news this morning. take a listen. >> translator: it was warm, it was not hot. >> what's the difference in warm and hot? >> translator: it's the same difference between friendship and being an enemy. we are not enemies of course. >> but you are friends. >> translator: for sure. we are friends. >> allies? >> translator: the u.s. president said otherwise. >> so jen morsi finishing up his statements concerning whether or...
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says to her about what israel's goals are and again when she goes to cairo and meets with president morsi, which is arguably the most important stop on this trip. >> because he's the mediator. >> and president obama has developed a very interesting relationship over the past -- >> i think we have to hold onto morsi. >> -- with the president of egypt. >> don't you? >> absolutely. >> last word, steve. how important -- >> let's be clear -- >> always had the deal between israel and egypt in the interest of both countries and our country. can we keep that deal? is there some architecture for peace there? >> we're going to try to keep that deal absolutely, but, remember, we're complicit in part of what happened. obama when he took george mitchell's resignation and basically moved dennis ross out of the white house, he doesn't put a new program on the table. and when america walks away from this peace process or an effort to bring the two sides together and really lay out a plan, violence kicks up. so we have a bit of complicity, and you are seeing right now not a strategic presidency from obama
says to her about what israel's goals are and again when she goes to cairo and meets with president morsi, which is arguably the most important stop on this trip. >> because he's the mediator. >> and president obama has developed a very interesting relationship over the past -- >> i think we have to hold onto morsi. >> -- with the president of egypt. >> don't you? >> absolutely. >> last word, steve. how important -- >> let's be clear -- >>...
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but there are also, and i think the fear that morsi may have are legitimate. there are people who simply want to bring him down as a member of the muslim brotherhood. and many of those people may also be the ones who are more violent in the activism. so while this is broader, and therefore morsi has to worry about it, it's really a mixture of the two. >> rula, this is what you want to jump in there? >> i actually think that professor, he is totally right. the thing that they're concerning about this decree, he not only puts himself above the law, he said i will eventually once this decree, this constitution will be ratified, i will take it up. but he didn't say the timing. he didn't set up the timing. and he sent his own people on television attacking not only the protesters, the leader of the secular movement, the leaders of the christian coptic church. he is not showing any kind of remorse for the people that died or the people that were injured. and he is not saying anything about women's rights, minority rights. i mean at least show some kind of adjustment
but there are also, and i think the fear that morsi may have are legitimate. there are people who simply want to bring him down as a member of the muslim brotherhood. and many of those people may also be the ones who are more violent in the activism. so while this is broader, and therefore morsi has to worry about it, it's really a mixture of the two. >> rula, this is what you want to jump in there? >> i actually think that professor, he is totally right. the thing that they're...
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morsi's decrees, they say, feel they are a sign of times to come. it r will it be secular or islamic? they fear it's heading towards theorocracy like iran. >> are people harp pending back to mubarak days when things lasted, i don't know, three decades? >> look it, people have known in this country they've known power grabs, military coos, assassinations and nothing but that. so, of course, that's the baseline that they go on. there's a real fear amongst all of those people who are not muslim brotherhood that morsi is going to use their power, at least some would suggest paranoid about it, they are very hyper sensitive to what has happened. they understand that in different times, in recent history and different countries, hitler comes to mind, that people who you trusted turned out to do things that turned out to be extremely evil and hurtful to the country. so that's really where they are at, which suggests that people here are worried and they are angry and there's -- emotions are on an edge here. >> jim maceda, thanks so much. >>> much of the foc
morsi's decrees, they say, feel they are a sign of times to come. it r will it be secular or islamic? they fear it's heading towards theorocracy like iran. >> are people harp pending back to mubarak days when things lasted, i don't know, three decades? >> look it, people have known in this country they've known power grabs, military coos, assassinations and nothing but that. so, of course, that's the baseline that they go on. there's a real fear amongst all of those people who are...
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he did talk to president morsi last night and president morsi promised that he would guarantee the safety of our embassy. but it's very clear that they were slow to react, richard angel was saying, there was no response by the egyptian police and they permitted that riot to take place and to get out of control. fortunately it didn't result in anyone dying, but to your earlier question, as richard was saying, you've got a dozen or two dozen marines in any of these embassies. they're not going to be able to hold off this kind of mob. it does seem from all of the reporting and the intelligence is still very imprecise, that these were different types of incidents, that the one in cairo was a mob, that in libya, whether precipitated by the movie or just an opportunity that they took, there was a more organized attack but they are not yet ready to say that it was a terror attack and connect it to al qaeda. they're just not sure. >> okay. so amidst all this we have a presidential election under way. 15 minutes before president obama was to make a statement in the rose garden, mitt romney held a
he did talk to president morsi last night and president morsi promised that he would guarantee the safety of our embassy. but it's very clear that they were slow to react, richard angel was saying, there was no response by the egyptian police and they permitted that riot to take place and to get out of control. fortunately it didn't result in anyone dying, but to your earlier question, as richard was saying, you've got a dozen or two dozen marines in any of these embassies. they're not going to...
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. >>> egypt's new president, morsi, has ordered the retirement of egypt's top two military generals including the defense minister and two top officials. he's gotten rid of constitutional amendments that had given them wide power. the move has been met with broad support by the people. >>> climbing death poll in iran. iran media reports 603 people have been killed. most of the victims, women and children. thousands of people are now living in emergency shelters as aftershocks continue to rock the region. at least 20 villages were destroyed by the quake and about 130 were severely damaged. >>> another quick break, but still ahead, we'll get the latest on the lawsuit filed today against attorney general eric holder over the fast and furious investigation. >>> plus -- >> income tax, we do make contact with martians, please let me know. >>> president obama calls nasa to offer congratulations on a successful mars mission. be sure to check out our news nation tumbler page. you'll find pictures behind the scenes at newsnation.tumbler.com. [ female announcer ] research suggests cell health plays a ke
. >>> egypt's new president, morsi, has ordered the retirement of egypt's top two military generals including the defense minister and two top officials. he's gotten rid of constitutional amendments that had given them wide power. the move has been met with broad support by the people. >>> climbing death poll in iran. iran media reports 603 people have been killed. most of the victims, women and children. thousands of people are now living in emergency shelters as aftershocks...
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today that could change because morsi, president morsi and the muslim brotherhood have called for nationwide protests. and we've got to underscore that these are supposed to be peaceful and dignified protests. that's what he's called for after friday prayers. so joe, i think that morsi is getting the message. these protests will be organized by the muslim brotherhood. they are to take place outside of mosques throughout the country. and that might take the pressure off of what's going on here behind me and these protesters. but you know, it's very volatile. these protesters, many of them are calling for the burning of the anti-islam film and the hanging to death of the so-called u.s. producers or the producers of the u.s. film. back to you. >> nbc's jim maceda live in cairo. thank you, jim. >>> so coming off the political conventions, we do have some updates for you on the polls. president obama is leading mitt romney in three key battleground states. the president has a five-point lead over romney in virginia and florida. and in ohio, his lead is up to seven points. >> and of course, john h
today that could change because morsi, president morsi and the muslim brotherhood have called for nationwide protests. and we've got to underscore that these are supposed to be peaceful and dignified protests. that's what he's called for after friday prayers. so joe, i think that morsi is getting the message. these protests will be organized by the muslim brotherhood. they are to take place outside of mosques throughout the country. and that might take the pressure off of what's going on here...
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the elements that tom just addressed were, you know, completely transformed by the fact that you have morsi and not mubarak. so you don't have a reliable dictator or leader in egypt whom the united states can do military to military and diplomat relations with. you have an islamist muslim brotherhood, and that is where the concern is for israel, the concern that these longer-range rockets have been going through, being smuggled in through the tunnels. and the real critical issue here now is where -- who -- where is the end game? how do they get out of this? the problem has partly been america's problem. the benign neglect of the last couple of years, letting the israeli-palestinian issue moulder, not boosting the more moderate palestinian group, has enabled hamas to broker these relationship and now they have morsi and others in play with them. >> as i talk to israeli officials, they will not rule out a ground invasion that could happen anytime. andrea and tom, we'll hear from you later in the program as we get into our roundtable. thank you both very much. >>> i want to turn now to the hou
the elements that tom just addressed were, you know, completely transformed by the fact that you have morsi and not mubarak. so you don't have a reliable dictator or leader in egypt whom the united states can do military to military and diplomat relations with. you have an islamist muslim brotherhood, and that is where the concern is for israel, the concern that these longer-range rockets have been going through, being smuggled in through the tunnels. and the real critical issue here now is...
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i'm absolutely bewildered as to why morsi thought he could get away with this. >> these are guys, morsi, who are either in jail or in the streets in opposition for their entire careers. they come into office. why would we think that they spent all their time out of office reading the federalists papers in arabic translations? they didn't. the only political game they know how to play is the old play. >> get power. >> seize it. in this case, the muslim brotherhood, if he does not end up consolidating power, and even if he does, he has caused such damage to the muslim brotherhood brand in egypt. here is a movement, a powerful movement, a resistance movement for 30 years that promised that they would not seek power if mubarak left. mubarak left. then they sought power. then they seized power. then they sought ultimate power. you know, the egyptians, as you know, you can go back to the attack -- i think it was '98 against japanese tourists. the egyptians are repelled by islamic extremism. they certainly have in the past. >> and that's the good news here, which is the fact that the same type
i'm absolutely bewildered as to why morsi thought he could get away with this. >> these are guys, morsi, who are either in jail or in the streets in opposition for their entire careers. they come into office. why would we think that they spent all their time out of office reading the federalists papers in arabic translations? they didn't. the only political game they know how to play is the old play. >> get power. >> seize it. in this case, the muslim brotherhood, if he does...
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president mohamed morsi made the surprise move yesterday to order the retirement of the defense minister and the chief of staff and the commanders of the navy, air defense and air force. he canceled the military declared constitutional amendments that gave top generals wide powers. he also sworn in a new defense minister in a brief ceremony yesterday and appointed a pro reform judge as his new vice president. >>> a u.s. navy ship is in a port in dubai after colliding with an oil tanker. the "u.s.s. porter" hit a japanese tanker on sunday. it was left with gaping 10 x 10 hole in the starboard side. officials say the cause of the accident is being investigated, but it was no, ma'am combat related. there were no injuries. >>> here is your first look at some of the other news going on around america today. in ohio an alligator handler is recovering after the animal he was showing at a county fair bit down and pinned his arm. children were among those in the crowd who watched in horror for 21 seconds until the reptile finally released its grip. >>> in florida surveillance video shows a man an
president mohamed morsi made the surprise move yesterday to order the retirement of the defense minister and the chief of staff and the commanders of the navy, air defense and air force. he canceled the military declared constitutional amendments that gave top generals wide powers. he also sworn in a new defense minister in a brief ceremony yesterday and appointed a pro reform judge as his new vice president. >>> a u.s. navy ship is in a port in dubai after colliding with an oil...
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protesters jammed cairo protesting a decree by president morsi. now back to "hardball." >>> back to "hardball." u.s. congressman tom cole of oklahoma signaled republicans should accept president obama's tax offer. earlier today the president made note of it. let's listen. >> i'm glad to see, if you've been reading the papers lately, that more and more republicans in congress seem to be agreeing with this idea that we should have a balanced approach. so, if both parties agree we should not raise taxes on middle class families, let's begin our work with where we agree. >> congressman, thank you for joining us tonight. give us your thinking about why it's important, i know politically it makes sense to many people, middle class, people making up to $250,000 a year, get the tax cut continued but people above are basically decoupled from that much larger group of people. >> well, chris, i don't think taxes ought to go up for anybody. i think it's bad economic policy. it will eventually cost us jobs and eventually slow the economy. that's going to cost
protesters jammed cairo protesting a decree by president morsi. now back to "hardball." >>> back to "hardball." u.s. congressman tom cole of oklahoma signaled republicans should accept president obama's tax offer. earlier today the president made note of it. let's listen. >> i'm glad to see, if you've been reading the papers lately, that more and more republicans in congress seem to be agreeing with this idea that we should have a balanced approach. so, if...
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morsi was involved in the ceasefire. but i think it is up to him now to demonstrate that he is going to stand with us, going to hohn 0or that peace treaty with israel that is so important to u.s. interests in the region, and actually facilitate what all of us would like to see there which is freedom for more egyptians. >> politically morsi seems clearly to be siding with hamas in that conflict. was he just playing for a certain element in egypt? because behind the scenes he was working with us to broker a peace. >> he is of the muslim brotherhood party. it is a party steeped in some of the very, very anti-western, anti-american ways. hamas has the same roots so it is a political situation that's very challenging but we look to him to be a leader and come down on the side of freedom and to recognize israel's right to exist as a jewish state in the region. that's what we're going to look for especially when he is coming to the white house which will come to congress to look for taxpayer aid for egypt. >> all right, congres
morsi was involved in the ceasefire. but i think it is up to him now to demonstrate that he is going to stand with us, going to hohn 0or that peace treaty with israel that is so important to u.s. interests in the region, and actually facilitate what all of us would like to see there which is freedom for more egyptians. >> politically morsi seems clearly to be siding with hamas in that conflict. was he just playing for a certain element in egypt? because behind the scenes he was working...
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since that time morsi has done the right thing. i think the president is setting -- is managing a very difficult situation in an expert way, and again, this is not me speaking as -- in the campaign framework but as a loyal american who wants to see america at peace and security and have its interesting pursued in this vital part of the globe. >> representative senator john mccain said over the weekend that it's the president's policy of disengagement or not engaging with the issues that are at hand there in the ar rab world that resulted in perhaps what we see develop in the last week or so. so has the president engaged the region in the best way to avoid the situation that we're in right now? >> absolutely. i mean, he has -- he had a seminar where he invited all the entrepreneurs throughout the region to come to washington. he has engaged on an entrepreneurial level and cultural levels. we have a new -- well, it may be in jeopardy now, but we have a new relationship with the peace corps in tunisia. there are many other examples. h
since that time morsi has done the right thing. i think the president is setting -- is managing a very difficult situation in an expert way, and again, this is not me speaking as -- in the campaign framework but as a loyal american who wants to see america at peace and security and have its interesting pursued in this vital part of the globe. >> representative senator john mccain said over the weekend that it's the president's policy of disengagement or not engaging with the issues that...
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many are angry with president morsi's attempts to get additional powers. and planning to finish his current term, ehud barak will not seek re-election in january. back to "hardball." >>> welcome back to "hardball." anti-tax crusader grover norquist has been called the most powerful man in washington, but is his influence on the wane? >> i'm not obligated on the pledge. made tennesseans aware, i was just elected, the only thing i'm honoring is the oath i take when i'm sworn in this january. >> when you're $16 trillion in debt, the only pledge we should be making to each other is to avoid becoming greece, and republicans should put revenue on the table. i will violate the pledge, long story short, for the good of the country, only if democrats will do entitlement reform. >> a pledge you signed 20 years ago, 18 years ago is for that congress. for instance, if i were in congress in 1941, i would have signed the -- supported a declaration of war against japan. i'm not going to attack japan today. the world has changed. >> that's a hell of a comparison. this mor
many are angry with president morsi's attempts to get additional powers. and planning to finish his current term, ehud barak will not seek re-election in january. back to "hardball." >>> welcome back to "hardball." anti-tax crusader grover norquist has been called the most powerful man in washington, but is his influence on the wane? >> i'm not obligated on the pledge. made tennesseans aware, i was just elected, the only thing i'm honoring is the oath i take...
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the demonstrators say the rallies are a last warning to president morsi over his seizure of almost unrestricted power. and the adoption of a new constitution. about 100,000 people protested. the opposition forces have not yet decided whether to vote no in a constitutional referendum this month or to call for a boycott. >>> this morning u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon hinted he is not in favor of granting asylum to assad if he flees. with the civil war moving in on the capital of damascus, nato has approved turkey's use of the patriot anti-missile system along its border. the move comes amid growing fears syria will attack touree and/or israel, possibly with chemical weapons. >> an update now for you on the condition of the newly pregnant duchess of cambridge who is being treated for severe morning sickness. according to a statement from st. james palace, kate is, quote, continuing to feel better and that she and prince william are immensely grateful for the good wishes they have received. but there is still no word yet on when she will be discharged. >>> now your first look at this morning's
the demonstrators say the rallies are a last warning to president morsi over his seizure of almost unrestricted power. and the adoption of a new constitution. about 100,000 people protested. the opposition forces have not yet decided whether to vote no in a constitutional referendum this month or to call for a boycott. >>> this morning u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon hinted he is not in favor of granting asylum to assad if he flees. with the civil war moving in on the capital of...
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that's the pro morsi line of thinking. the other line of thinking is that the muslim brotherhood is more hard line than they would claim to be, that this is a huge power grab, that we're going to see a hardening of islamic law, sharia law in egypt and we'll see sort of a turn in the region that would be quite worrisome. looking at facts, looking at what's happened, so far, morsi, although he sits under this umbrella of the muslim brotherhood, has not taken the strict sharia law into effect, no extreme dress codes for women. you have to look at the hype and you have to look at action. >> the real tell, seems to have a man crush on charlton heston. looking for peace, looking for balance. >> thank you, donny, for bringing us back to the essence of the matter. >> you can find so much wisdom in "planet of the apes," the old one, not the new one. i should let you read the interview. you got to buy the magazine. >> we all want to know. >> big charlton heston fan. >> we learn at the beginning of this very insightful interview that
that's the pro morsi line of thinking. the other line of thinking is that the muslim brotherhood is more hard line than they would claim to be, that this is a huge power grab, that we're going to see a hardening of islamic law, sharia law in egypt and we'll see sort of a turn in the region that would be quite worrisome. looking at facts, looking at what's happened, so far, morsi, although he sits under this umbrella of the muslim brotherhood, has not taken the strict sharia law into effect, no...
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meanwhile in cairo, clashes have broken out between supporters and supporters of morsi after he granted himself sweeping powers and passed a draft constitution that owe ponents say fails to protect justice and human rights kerry kennedy. thanks for joining the program. against the backdrop of syria and lesser extent egypt in terms of combatting grave human rights abuses around the world i wonder what you make of the american appetite as it stands given where we've been on certain issues after bosnia, rwanda, there was a sense we would not let these things go without attention and resources and you look at what's happening in syria and it's a complicated issue to be sure but is there an american outcry to the extent that we would have expected to have one, given where we've been on human rights abuses in previous eras? >> i think there is a tremendous amount of compassion and concern by ordinary americans. i hate to say this on this tv show, but you're actually covering those issues and a lot of places just aren't to the extent they used to. i think that's part of the problem. but one ex
meanwhile in cairo, clashes have broken out between supporters and supporters of morsi after he granted himself sweeping powers and passed a draft constitution that owe ponents say fails to protect justice and human rights kerry kennedy. thanks for joining the program. against the backdrop of syria and lesser extent egypt in terms of combatting grave human rights abuses around the world i wonder what you make of the american appetite as it stands given where we've been on certain issues after...
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calls in the last 24 hours with the leader of turkey, the newly installed president of egypt, mohamed morsi, trying to encourage them to engage with hamas. of course, hamas is classified technically with the u.s. government as a terrorist organization, there are no formal ties, trying to engage hamas to stop this rocket attack to come to some sort of solution so cooler heads can prevail, mara. >> one of the things in terms of the political issue here, the president in the past has been criticized for not being strong enough in his support of israel. do you get the response in washington that his response now is significant in satisfying people who would like for him to express stronger support for israel? >> you know, there has been some controversy, some tension, frankly, between prime minister netanyahu and the president. that's no secret. there was the recent episode where the prime minister went before the united nations andrew that red line, you remember, across that little cartoon bomb. some disagreement about when and where that red line should be drawn with respect to iran's nuclear
calls in the last 24 hours with the leader of turkey, the newly installed president of egypt, mohamed morsi, trying to encourage them to engage with hamas. of course, hamas is classified technically with the u.s. government as a terrorist organization, there are no formal ties, trying to engage hamas to stop this rocket attack to come to some sort of solution so cooler heads can prevail, mara. >> one of the things in terms of the political issue here, the president in the past has been...
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mohamed morsi makes history as the country's new freely elected leader and is promising changes. we are live from cairo. >> reporter: hey, richard, how are you? everything in egypt that was scheduled to take place on june 30th has unfolded like it was supposed to. the question is, though, what poufr the president will have. it began today with an official swearing in ceremony in which the president mohamed morsi swore oath to the office here in front of a constitutional court. that in itself was a little bit controversial. he was supposed to do it in front of parliament, but parliament has been dissolved by the military. as soon as he did the official oath, he crossed down and gave his inaugural address in a cairo university when he took the oath symbolically. the question going heed for the president is, what powers will he have? the military has stripped him of important powers but now the president says he draws his legitimacy and authority from the people directly and it's the people of egypt he's going to work and serve over the next couple of years while he's in office, the
mohamed morsi makes history as the country's new freely elected leader and is promising changes. we are live from cairo. >> reporter: hey, richard, how are you? everything in egypt that was scheduled to take place on june 30th has unfolded like it was supposed to. the question is, though, what poufr the president will have. it began today with an official swearing in ceremony in which the president mohamed morsi swore oath to the office here in front of a constitutional court. that in...
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egypt following president mohamed morsi's decision to grand himself broad new powers. >>> a palestinian man and killed in the first violence since a truce took hold. shoppers are flacking toocking to stores on black friday. more news later. now let's go back to "on native soil." >> do you swear or affirm to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth? >> i do. >> i do. >> thank you very much sir. >> as the hearings went on in early 2004 the families about what happened on september 11th they also grew frustrated with the lack of cooperation by many witnesses. >> a lot of th heard people that had clearly done own investigation t when they were asked a specific question said they'd have to get back to the commission. >> i will have to get back to you on that. >> aidei'd like tubdore. >> that occurred before i began my tenure. what i know abouter the fact. >> they were not w to publicly disclose anything that might hold them accountable. >> you just cannot have a mass murder like this that the government wasn't able to stop eld accountable. >> but instead we got speeches abou
egypt following president mohamed morsi's decision to grand himself broad new powers. >>> a palestinian man and killed in the first violence since a truce took hold. shoppers are flacking toocking to stores on black friday. more news later. now let's go back to "on native soil." >> do you swear or affirm to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth? >> i do. >> i do. >> thank you very much sir. >> as the hearings went on in early...